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Drink Blue, Li Xinmo, Red Gate Gallery, 798 Beijing
On April 21, 2018, the International Art Exhibition Martgaged Time opened at Red Gate Gallery in Beijing 798. The exhibition was curated by German curators Raimund Rosarius and Susanne Matz. The theme of the exhibition was to commemorate German poets Bachmann and Paul Zelan to oppose all forms of violence. Li Xinmo did a performance Drink Blue. This performance comes from Paul Celan's poem I AM THE FIRST:
I AM THE FIRST to drink of the blue that still looks or its eye
I drink from your footprint and see:
You roll through my fingers, pearl, and you grow!
You grow, as do all the forgotten.
You roll: the black hailstone of sadness
Is caught by a kerchief turned white with waving goodbye.
(Translated by Michael Hamburger.)
On the ground in the center of the space, there is a glass jar filled with clear water, with white bones piled up beside it. Li Xinmo picked up the bones one by one and placed them around the glass jar, forming a cross. Finally, she put the skull in the water and put it at the bottom of the glass jar. she lifted a bag of rice, and the grains flowed down and spilled on the ground and on the white bones. She crawled on the ground covered with rice grains, picked up the bones one by one with her mouth and put them in the glass jar until the last one. Then she took out a bottle of blue powder. she poured the blue powder into her mouth and immersed her head in the water. She recited Celan's poem I am the first one in the water. The blue in her mouth soaked into the water, and there was some blue in the water. she was choking constantly, lifting her head off the water, drinking blue again, and immersing herself in the water again to read the poem. By the end, the water had turned blue. Through the glass jar, people could see white bones soaked in blue water.
The white bone in the performance is the death image of the poems in Celan. The white bone is covered by the white rice, which contains a cruel history of the Great Famine in China. For political reasons, tens of millions of people died of hunger. And immersion is a cruel punishment, with the head pressed into the water, choking and suffocating. Kneeling on rice is also a punishment for the body - she kneels on rice crawling, holding up human bones. The performance involves the improvisation of music and dance by the musician Fanny and dancer Amy. With dark black music and slow steps, the performance unfolded slowly. This performance combines poetry, installation, music and dance to form a performance theater.
Photos and more information about Li Xinmo on her official website li-xinmo.com
gerGA. BCIS + Red Gate Gallery. Art Residency in Beijing
In April 2018 I did during one month an art residency in the Beijing City international School organized by the Red Gate Gallery. I painted there several murals together with the help of the primary school students. The last day we organized and interactive and open live painting activity and we got the help of more than 200 people.
Red Gate Artist Residency Beijing, China August 2017
Red Gate Artist in Residency at Feijiacun Village (Bel Gao Loft Studios) Beijing, China
Cat Chiu Phillips 2017
Beijing's Prominent Art Gallery Provides a Unique Portal into Chinese Art Culture
A portal to contemporary Chinese art like no other.
Red Gate Gallery stands alone as the oldest and most respected contemporary art gallery in China. Founded by Brian Wallace in 1991, this breathtaking exhibition space is Beijing's first private contemporary art gallery. Located in Dongbianmen, Red Gate Gallery is set in the historic 600 year old Ming Dynasty watchtower - the only structure to survive the destruction of the city wall. Collections featured in the gallery present articles of China's contemporary artistic expression in conjunction with traditional influence. Through his connections to the Chinese Art Community, Mr. Wallace established the premier artist residency program in 2001 which exhibits the best of Chinese contemporary art while facilitating cultural exchange and dialogue between China and the rest of the world.
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Kate Croll presenting at the 2012 Australia-China Youth Dialogue, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing
BEIJING, 21 October 2012 - Kate Croll, Founding Director, Cultural Partnerships Australia, gives an impassioned presentation on the power of cultural exchange to assist in the understanding of souls, rituals and celebrations. Croll discusses some of the highlight projects she has initiated between Australia and China -- and offers advice on engaging corporate support for the arts.
Special thanks goes to Will McCallum from Asialink, University of Melbourne for the production of this video.
Michael Lynch keynote speech at the 2012 Australia-China Youth Dialogue, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing
BEIJING, 21 October 2012 -- Michael Lynch AM CBE, CEO of Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural District Authority discusses the enormous challenges and opportunities associated with building an arts precinct from scratch. In a wide-ranging speech at Beijing's Red Gate Gallery, Lynch, who previously held positions with the Sydney Theatre Company, Australia Council and London's Royal Festival Hall, also responded to questions from Dialogue delegates and a public audience.
Special thanks goes to Will McCallum from Asialink, University of Melbourne for the production of this video.
Southeast Corner Watchtower & Red Gate Gallery
Red Gate Gallery, founded by Brian Wallace, is Beijing's first private contemporary art gallery.[1] Located in the historic Southeast Corner Tower at Dongbianmen, one of the few Ming dynasty towers to survive the destruction of the city wall, the gallery presents articles of China's contemporary artistic expression in conjunction with the traditional.[2] The gallery is open for business all days of the week and charges no admission fee.More info
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Henri Tauliaut Red Gate Residency 2018
Just a hello from the city of Beijing to announce the beginning of my residency of artists at the prestigious Red Gate Residency throughout the month of July. I will develop an installation project called Archipelagos and a series of performances with Annabel Gueredrat and other artists to meet in the Chinese capital.
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Red Gate Gallery and The Bookworm present Guan Wei
To celebrate the launch of Red Gate's brand new book 'To the Watchtower', Bookworm hosts artist Guan Wei for a fascinating exploration of his life and work. Guan Wei will be introduced by Brian Wallace, Red Gate founder and director, who'll also be on hand to field q&a about the work of Red Gate and its artists more broadly.
One of China's cutting edge artists
Beijing, China - March 19, 2008
1. Wide shot of Red Gate Gallery at top of Dongbianmen watch tower in Beijing
2. View of passing train from top of watch tower
3. Wide pan of inside of Gallery to two of Su Xinping's oil paintings
4. SOUNDBITE : (English) Brian Wallace, Director, Red Gate Gallery
The art scene has developed from virtually nothing 20 years ago to growing quite strongly in many different directions. There is a booming art market for contemporary Chinese art and many artists are participating in that for the first time.
5. Wide shot of Su Xinping print: Toast and Comrade Series No. 4
6. Close-up of Su Xinping print
7. Mid shot man looking at Su Xinping oil painting: Street Series No. 2
8. Wide exterior of the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA)
9. Setup Su Xinping talking with student in CAFA wood printing studio
10. Close-up of Su Xinping drawing on stone with oil pencil
11. Mid shot Su Xinping pouring spirit on cloth and cleaning stone
12. Mid shot Su Xinping cleaning stone with cloth
13. Mid of Su Xinping putting ink on roller
14. Wide shot of Su Xinping rolling ink on stone
15. Close up ink roller
16. Mid of Su Xinping and student putting print in press
17. Mid shot Su Xinping releasing press and turning press wheel
18. Paper pulled off stone to reveal print:
UPSOUND: (Mandarin) Su Xinping. And this is the result.
19. Close pan of prints hanging overhead
20. SOUNDBITE : (Mandarin) Su Xinping, Contemporary Artist
The closer we are, the more we should become independent, because in the early stages of forming a style, influence is terrible.
21. Wide shot of two of Su Xinping's oil paintings: Toast (on the left) and Portrait (on the right)
22. Close-up of Toast
23. Close-up of Portrait
24. SOUNDBITE : (Mandarin) Su Xinping, Contemporary Artist
I suddenly thought one day, 'I'm doing prints, but why can't I do oils or sculpture?' I found there were no obstacles because once your idea is established, the basic principles of them are the same.
25. Close up of Su Xinping carving on wood print
26. Wide shot wood carving
27. Close up of carving
28. Close-up Su Xinping's assistant rolling paint on wood print
29. Mid pan from coloured paints on table to assistant turning press wheel
30. Mid of Su Xinping and assistant pulling paper off wood to reveal print
31. SOUNDBITE : (Mandarin) Su Xinping, Contemporary Artist
After I came to Beijing, I thought this cosmopolitan city was very strange. So what influenced me most was my life from my childhood and the time I spent in the grasslands. I could express my strongest emotions in the paintings of the grasslands.
32. Brian Wallace showing Su Xinping's print: Sea of Desire.
33. SOUNDBITE : (English) Brian Wallace, Director, Red Gate Gallery
After 1989, everything slowed down for two years. Nothing was happening, there were no exhibitions, people weren't out on the streets peddling their wares or anything. But in '91, things started to move on again and there were a lot of people taking the step of leaving their work units, leaving their employers in what was termed in China as 'jumping into the sea', and going out on their own for the first time in their lives
34. Mid setup Su Xinping flicking through book of his prints
35. SOUNDBITE : (English) Brian Wallace, Director, Red Gate Gallery
I think he prefers the print making, partly because of the technical skill but also he's seen and recognises his own development over the years in the printmaking. The oil painting, I think he likes it but perhaps technically it's a little bit easy - the challenge isn't there.
36. Close of Su Xinping looking at one of his prints in book: Sleeping man, departing horse
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Sculptures at Yang Gallery Singapore & Beijing
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CHINA: BEIJING: BIGGEST ART EXHIBITION OF THE YEAR OPENS
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China's biggest art exhibition of the year opened in Beijing on Friday.
The exhibition, which is organised by the China National Culture and Art Corporation, is limited to displaying art that's been deemed appropriate by official Chinese art authorities.
This year it includes a surprising number of nudes, once banned as pornographic.
While art in China is usually displayed in small galleries or museums, the country's biggest art show of the year opened Friday at a venue normally reserved for car shows and computer exhibitions.
Organised by the China National Culture and Art Corporation, the exhibition is a display of art considered acceptable by official art authorities.
Chinese art has a unique style which has developed over the centuries. Instead of portraits, Chinese art focuses on subjects such as Chinese characters and landscapes.
But since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, art has been taken over by the socialist principle -- it exists to serve the Communist Party.
Mountains and waterfalls have been replaced by the faces of labourers, soldiers, and peasants.
This painting, said to be the longest scroll painting in the world, shows farmers throughout the seasons.
There are also abundant pictures of China's leaders, including the late Deng Xiaoping.
This artist's work focuses mainly on nature, but he says he painted Deng out of love for the late leader.
SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin)
The beach, it represents (the) Shenzhen (Special Economic Zone) in 1979. The ocean, that's the (Hong Kong) Special Administrative Region. So in a way, it represents the return of Hong Kong to China and the 'one-country, two systems' plan.
SUPER CAPTION: Liu Chengqi, Artist
Also popular, as well as political, are artworks from China's Cultural Revolution of 1966 to 1976. The work reflects a turbulent time when most of today's young artists grew up.
Many of the paintings show Red Guards - young people asked by Chairman Mao Tse- tung to guard the Chinese revolution and advance the concept of a classless society.
Last year, during China's autumn auction season, famous paintings from the Cultural Revolution commanded high prices on the auction block.
Works that were used on propaganda posters and postage stamps were the most sought after.
Some, like this painting of Chairman Mao as the people's red sun were purchased for hundreds of thousands of U-S dollars.
But although bidding was hot last year, art dealers feel that in the long-term their value will be more nostalgic than monetary.
The tone and market of Chinese art has changed significantly since the time when politics were paramount.
Once considered summarily pornographic, nudes now comprise a large part of almost every art exhibition.
The toleration and widespread display of nudes demonstrates the relative freedom that Chinese artists now enjoy. But while the exhibitions attract many onlookers, they are rarely sold to private Chinese buyers.
Avant garde and abstract work are still on the fringe of the Chinese art market.
Paintings like these at the private Red Gate Gallery, in one of Beijing's top hotels, interest mostly foreign buyers.
They require more interpretation than mainstream works, and may have a veiled political meaning, so these artists are rarely displayed in state-owned galleries.
According to Red Gate Gallery Director Brian Wallace, artists are free to paint and sell their work, as long as they avoid taboo subjects.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
SUPER CAPTION: Brian Wallace, Director, Red Gate Gallery
Although beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, in China the definition of what constitutes art remains with the government.
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Photography at Yang Gallery Singapore & Beijing
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Sven & Torty's Journey to Beijing - Episode 3: Red Palaces & Blue Sky
Hello there, welcome back to Q-We channel.
We visited the Palace Museum in this episode. Wow, the weather on that day was just amazing, we simply didn't expected that, the sky is just so blue. The Palace Museum/Forbidden City is just marvellous, we really enjoyed the time there. We also visited Tiananmen Square
, ingshan Park
and so on.
Places that have been shown in this episode:
- Zhushikou Station
- Zhubaoshi Street
- Qianmen Street
- Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant
- Zhengyang Gate
- China Railway Museum
- Tiananmen Square
- Monument to the People's Heroes
- Great Hall of the People
- Beijing Working People's Cultural Palace
- The Palace Museum/Forbidden City
(Meridian Gate,
Gate of Supreme Harmony
, Hall of Supreme Harmony
,
The Palace Museum Store
, Palace of Benevolence Tranquility,
Clock and Watch Gallery
, Treasure Gallery, Nine-Dragon Screen,
Hall of Imperial Supremacy
, Imperial Garden
, Gate of Divine Prowess
, etc.)
- Jingshan Park
(Wanchun Pavilion/All Time Spring Pavilion
, Jifang Pavilion
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- Xinnianhua Restaurant
- Di'anmen Outer Street
- China Bookstore
- Childhood Memories Store
- Drum Tower
- Yandai Xie Street
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International artists on show at the Beijing Art Fair
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Beijing, China - September 5, 2008
1. Wide of sign reading Beijing Contemporary Art Fair
2. Tilt down to sign reading Made in China
3. Various of sculpture named Giant Ape by Cao Hui
4.Various shots of installation named Wind/Horse/Flag by Zhang Dali
5. Pan from wide of booths to Red Gate Gallery booth
6. Close of porcelain dress made by Li Xiaofeng
7.SOUNDBITE: (English) Tally Beck, Manager, Red Gate Gallery
This is a piece by Li Xiaofeng, and Li Xiaofeng goes and collects these Ming and Quing porcelain shards from excavation sites and building sites in around the Beijing area. A lot of these shards turn up whenever they do any significant digging, and usually end up getting discarded. But he goes and collects these, and then gives us these wonderful compositions, where he has essentially sewn them together with silver wire.
8.Tilt up of porcelain dress
9. Close of dress and silver wires
10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tally Beck, Manager Red Gate Gallery
In spite of the fact there has been a downturn, I think that what has been happening is a gradual discovery, through art markets like this, through increased media coverage and increased awareness in the contemporary art world, especially of Asia markets. China has been on the climb in terms of Chinese contemporary art, you also see significant growth in the Korean contemporary art market as well as India's. And you see these kinds of galleries represented at things like this.
11. Tilt up of picture by Liu Quinghe
12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tally Beck, Manager Red Gate Gallery This is a painter called Liu Quinghe. Liu Quinghe is very much in the contemporary Chinese tradition, in that he has these novel contemporary compositions, which he creates with the means of Gue Hua, which is traditional Chinese painting of ink on paper.
13. Zoom out from detail of woman in picture
14. Close of Chinese character detail in picture
15. Wide pan from sign to gallery stand
16. Set up of Sharmistha Ray looking at painting
17. Close of painting
18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sharmistha Ray, Director, Bodahyart Gallery
What happened in the last year is that we have actually had mainland Chinese collectors coming to India and looking at the art and buying it. And so that has really encouraged us to go deeper into the Chinese market, to explore it further, which is what we are also doing at Art Beijing this year, in addition to Shanghai contemporary, which we will be doing after this.
19. Various of painting
20. Various of installation of kneeling woman
21. Various of bronze sculpture named Post- Revival of Learning by Chen Ke
22. Set up of Yu Ji
23. SOUNDBITE: (English) Yu Ji, Assistant Director, ArtBejing
Last year we had more than 30,000 visitors during four days and the preview night. This year we wait for more people to come, because we have more programmes and a lot of excellent galleries so we will see.
24. Wide of man cleaning bronze statue
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Art lovers from across the world are meeting at this year's Beijing Contemporary Art Fair.
The event, in its third consecutive year, is an opportunity for both collectors and exhibitors to catch a glimpse of the latest trends sweeping the art market.
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The finishing touches to the annual Beijing Contemporary Art Fair are being carried out before thousands of visitors walk through the fair's doors.
The event covers more than 15,000 square metres (around 160,000 square feet) and features over 100 galleries from 20 countries.
Among the large pieces of art on show is the Giant Ape by Chinese artist Cao Hui.
The Giant Ape measures over 4 metres in height and shows a skinned primate.
Another artist that is expected to attract attention is Liu Quinghe.
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